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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us with all good gifts and this past week with thankful hearts we gathered with family and loved ones throughout this great land to celebrate our lettings together. bless the members of the people's house who have been entrusted with the privilege to serve our nation and all americans in their need. grant them to work together in respect an affection and to be faithful in the responsibilities they have been given. as the end of the first session approaches and important work can is yet to be done, bestow upon them the gifts of wisdom and discernment that in their words and actions they will do justice, love with mercy, and walk humbly with you. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proce
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. you have blessed us with all good gifts and this past week with thankful hearts we gathered with family and loved ones throughout this great land to celebrate our lettings together. bless the members of the people's house who have been entrusted with the privilege to serve...
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i urge speaker boehner to bring this to the floor and vote in favor. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i, too, rise to urge the republican leaders to allow a vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits. to the thousands of workers in my central new york district and 1.3 million workers across the country who have lost these benefits. because congress has failed to act, hundreds of thousands of families are not having a happy new year. this important relief provides a lifeline to people who worked hard, they played by the rules, and they are out of work through no fault of their own. mr. maffei: by providing this vital assistance to unemployed workers, this program ensures workers and their families are able to make ends meet during their job searches. extending unemployment insurance should not b
i urge speaker boehner to bring this to the floor and vote in favor. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i, too, rise to urge the republican leaders to allow a vote on extending unemployment insurance...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. bakersfield, california. the chaplain: let us pray. father, we thank you for your sovereignty and providence in each person's life who stands before me and more importantly before you. grant them today your guidance in their deliberations. we acknowledge that our country is facing serious challenges and our world is in crisis. give this body the courage that is necessary to lead. rather than allowing our ideology to further divide us, may you, father, unite us in our shared love for this great nation. give the members the wisdom to help the oppressed and the weakest among us as well as the courage to lead by conviction rather than by mere practicing mat tism. -- pragmatism. we ask for your mercy and grace. give us the will to acknowledge and to repent of all wrongs. we thank you for the values upon which this country was founded and for your continued blessing through the years. but we ask today, f
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend dr. bakersfield, california. the chaplain: let us pray. father, we thank you for your sovereignty and providence in each person's life who stands before me and more importantly before you. grant them today your guidance in their deliberations. we acknowledge that our country is facing serious challenges and our world is in crisis. give this body the courage that...
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it looks like the republicans and boehner, speaker boehner, have stabbed the conservatives and the tea party in the back again. two years ago, the tea party gave the republicans the control of the house. he said he would reduce the budget by $100 billion, which that has not happened. now the tea party and the have given boehner and republicans control of the house and the senate, and they have stabbed us in the back again. he's going to give a billion dollars to the illegals coming in the country, the children that will encourage more to come in, to educate, ,ouse, clothes, and health care and then find them jobs afterwards. even though we have 90 million people that need jobs. and here's something very .nteresting i noticed the politicians in washington, d.c. create their capitol police , they appropriate $348 million for a capitol police force which they have to have, ,owever 1775 men on the force aren't to the help. get a lot of these same people want to disarm the public. and on.s on we need to get rid of these career politicians until the people realize we have one party up there,
it looks like the republicans and boehner, speaker boehner, have stabbed the conservatives and the tea party in the back again. two years ago, the tea party gave the republicans the control of the house. he said he would reduce the budget by $100 billion, which that has not happened. now the tea party and the have given boehner and republicans control of the house and the senate, and they have stabbed us in the back again. he's going to give a billion dollars to the illegals coming in the...
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speaker boehner, house republicans have refused to consider this responsible proposal, even though it has the votes to pass right now. the reason for this is clear. republicans would rather protect themselves from a primary challenge than address the challenges that face our nation. that's why house democrats have resorted to introducing a discharge petition this week to demand a vote on immigration reform. this is supposed to be a democracy. comprehensive reform is backed by a majority of the american public, including the business community, labor unions and religious organizations. comprehensive reform would grow our economy, strengthen families and open doors of opportunity for millions of americans who want to embrace the american dream. america's always been a nation of immigrants. continuously revitalized by those who come to our shores to make a better life for themselves and their families. now is the time to pass exrencive immigration reform. thank you -- comprehensive immigration reform. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose
speaker boehner, house republicans have refused to consider this responsible proposal, even though it has the votes to pass right now. the reason for this is clear. republicans would rather protect themselves from a primary challenge than address the challenges that face our nation. that's why house democrats have resorted to introducing a discharge petition this week to demand a vote on immigration reform. this is supposed to be a democracy. comprehensive reform is backed by a majority of the...
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an intervention for speaker boehner and the house republicans. now, this intervention is not because they are wearing goofy hats or are spray tanning too much. this intervention is over their obsession with repealing or delaying the affordable care act also known as obamacare. just this week the open enrollment period ended and it is estimated that more than seven million americans signed up for private health coverage through healthcare.gov or their state exchanges. that number does not include the millions of young adults who are staying on their parents' plans or those getting coverage through medicaid for the first time. the open enrollment period was one of the final pieces of obamacare. now millions of americans finally have access to affordable coverage that can't be taken away just because they get sick. despite that, speaker boehner and the house republicans are committed to fighting the battle that they've lost and have scheduled the 52nd vote to repeal or delay obamacare. the affordable care act passed the house, it passed the senate a
an intervention for speaker boehner and the house republicans. now, this intervention is not because they are wearing goofy hats or are spray tanning too much. this intervention is over their obsession with repealing or delaying the affordable care act also known as obamacare. just this week the open enrollment period ended and it is estimated that more than seven million americans signed up for private health coverage through healthcare.gov or their state exchanges. that number does not...
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boehner: -- the speaker: unemployment remains high, wages remain stagnant, prices are rising faster than paychecks. the middle class is getting squeezed and the policies from this administration have not worked. five years after the president took office, many americans are still asking the question, where are the jobs? unfortunately, instead of helping to create job the president's focusing on -- focused on making it easier to live without one. the house is focused on making it easier to find a job, to break the status quo, not to sustain it. we've passed dozens of bills sitting over in the snavement our focus is on ending this new normal, improving employment, not unemployment. president says he wants to make this year a year of action. sounds good to me. he can start by calling on the leaders in the senate to pass our jobs bills he can start by approving the keystone pipeline and the tens of thousands of jobs it will create. he can start by leading on trade promotion authority that will help employers and provide more employment in our country. he can start by working with us on educa
boehner: -- the speaker: unemployment remains high, wages remain stagnant, prices are rising faster than paychecks. the middle class is getting squeezed and the policies from this administration have not worked. five years after the president took office, many americans are still asking the question, where are the jobs? unfortunately, instead of helping to create job the president's focusing on -- focused on making it easier to live without one. the house is focused on making it easier to find...
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he knew a lot more about the in's and out's of transportation bills than representative pelosi, john boehner, or people on their staff. we tended to move in the direction of almost passing press releases and trying to call it legislation. that works in the short run, but it causes more and more frustration and problems for people that are trying to implement the law or working on the law. quite how as the tone of the conference changed over the years? wax not a whole lot. bikes you described yourself as pragmatic and conservative. moderate voices seemed to be diminishing. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> i don't know. a lot of people in both
he knew a lot more about the in's and out's of transportation bills than representative pelosi, john boehner, or people on their staff. we tended to move in the direction of almost passing press releases and trying to call it legislation. that works in the short run, but it causes more and more frustration and problems for people that are trying to implement the law or working on the law. quite how as the tone of the conference changed over the years? wax not a whole lot. bikes you described...
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here is a bit of speaker boehner from this week. [video clip] >> we have a true humanitarian crisis underway with children caught in the middle. unfortunately, it's a crisis of the president's own making. his actions gave false hope to children and their families that if they enter the country illegally, they would be allowed to stay. our priorities are clear. take care of these children, return them safely home to their home countries, to their families and secure the border. i sent a letter to the president last month fling out some specific actions that he should take to address the crisis, including sending in the national guard. the national guard is uniquely qualified to address these types of humanitarian crises and utilizing their expertise would free up border agents to focus on their job of securing the border. now, the president said yesterday he would consider doing that only if he gets more money with no strings attached. he won't do it for the kids. it's all about politics. president assured the american people that th
here is a bit of speaker boehner from this week. [video clip] >> we have a true humanitarian crisis underway with children caught in the middle. unfortunately, it's a crisis of the president's own making. his actions gave false hope to children and their families that if they enter the country illegally, they would be allowed to stay. our priorities are clear. take care of these children, return them safely home to their home countries, to their families and secure the border. i sent a...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. one of our responsibilities in this congress is to protect the men and women from iraq and afghanistan who put their lives on the line to assist the united states. thousands of afghans and iraqis helped us as guides, as interpreters, must not be left to the tender mercies of al qaeda, the taliban and others with long memories who seek to punish those who helped us. yesterday's "wall street journal" had a front page story about an iraqi famil
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip , but in o five minutes no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m....
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and john boehner, who represents close to cincinnati says, simply, congratulations, cleveland. u'll find more twitter.com/cspan. in washington yesterday, the white house announced a new initiative on education policy. we'll get more details on what the white house is proposing, part of today's "washington journal." good morning. guest: good morning, thanks for having me. host: could you give us the essentials of the program? guest: sure. so under this new program the administration unveiled they will be required to summit plans ensuring that students in underperforming schools have access to as many great teachers as students in more advantaged schools. it is actually not all that new. this has been a requirement of the no child left behind act, which was signed way back in 2002. some states have plans on file with the department of education , but many of those have not been updated for years. advocacy groups have found them to be lacking, that states are not following through on their promises. this is an effort to put some teeth in an older requirement. host: is there any re
and john boehner, who represents close to cincinnati says, simply, congratulations, cleveland. u'll find more twitter.com/cspan. in washington yesterday, the white house announced a new initiative on education policy. we'll get more details on what the white house is proposing, part of today's "washington journal." good morning. guest: good morning, thanks for having me. host: could you give us the essentials of the program? guest: sure. so under this new program the administration...
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speaker boehner, for shining a light on it which is badly needed. chairman miller to be focusing like a laser beam. senator rubio for carrying it in the senate. we appreciate your leadership in doing so i don't know what it is about florida, but you guys got our backs here on this issue and we really appreciate it. representatives with a lors key and mcmorris rodgers, i want to thank you for the speech last week. and the people that worked on this, american legion, vets, folks that have been stall warts on this issue for a long time and we're honored to stand next them to demand accountability at the department of veterans affairs. on behalf of this group standing behind us that's been on the hill the last two days holding meetings, i'm here speaking on behalf of millions of veterans in this country who feel like second-class citizens in their own system. we're here for all those veterans who file a claim and then wait and wait and wait. when they call the v.a. hotline and sit on hold for hours or they ask for a medical appointment and they don't ge
speaker boehner, for shining a light on it which is badly needed. chairman miller to be focusing like a laser beam. senator rubio for carrying it in the senate. we appreciate your leadership in doing so i don't know what it is about florida, but you guys got our backs here on this issue and we really appreciate it. representatives with a lors key and mcmorris rodgers, i want to thank you for the speech last week. and the people that worked on this, american legion, vets, folks that have been...
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florida governor urges speaker boehner to take it up by "the palm beach post." this bipartisan legislation provides a four-year time-out on rate increase hes by a flood map update for a property. the bill creates ar flood insurance advocate to investigate homeowner complaints. during a recent trip to my home state in nevada, my constituents told me that these increases can be excessive and unfair. it's a problem they want to address now. and i urge my colleagues to vote no and to allow us to bring up this previous question and offer an alternative. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from utah. mr. bishop: i would like to recognize five minutes to the gentleman from california to talk about how the first bill deals with water diversions, not water consumption. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. >> i thank the chairman for allowing me to speak on this important bill. mr. nunes: today we are going to hear a lot of falsehoods but why are we hearing those falsehoods? because for 40 years, people
florida governor urges speaker boehner to take it up by "the palm beach post." this bipartisan legislation provides a four-year time-out on rate increase hes by a flood map update for a property. the bill creates ar flood insurance advocate to investigate homeowner complaints. during a recent trip to my home state in nevada, my constituents told me that these increases can be excessive and unfair. it's a problem they want to address now. and i urge my colleagues to vote no and to...
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boehner and pelosi resisted the cries for the ousting of the veterans affairs chief. here's what blows he said yesterday. elosi saidwhat p yesterday. is the issue served by saying, ok, those people did that. they kept the information from the secretary and from the congress. let's rewarded them by removing the secretary. or, maybe, we keep the same person there who was reviewing the same set of facts. we will see. i really do think we have to be careful about thinking that just because you know the top person means that you have changed the systemic problem that exists in the organization 10 years before shinseki became the secretary. that is why i'm not there. i have a high regard for the secretary. he honors our country with the service. he has for his whole life. cts will take us to a place where we should go next. evidence-based decision-making is what is important to do. it is easy to call for somebody at the top to go. is it a solution? is it an answer? that remains to be seen. i respect those who have made their own decision about it because it's hard, especial
boehner and pelosi resisted the cries for the ousting of the veterans affairs chief. here's what blows he said yesterday. elosi saidwhat p yesterday. is the issue served by saying, ok, those people did that. they kept the information from the secretary and from the congress. let's rewarded them by removing the secretary. or, maybe, we keep the same person there who was reviewing the same set of facts. we will see. i really do think we have to be careful about thinking that just because you know...
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midway through the meeting and said the following -- unless you act, speaking to the speaker and john boehner as well as harry reid and mitch mcconnell -- unless you act in a matter of days, the financial system of this country and a good part of the world will melt down. that is the chairman of the federal reserve of the united states saying to the leadership of the congress about the significance of the moment and the importance the act. the oxygen left the room. in may of been just a few seconds. i left that room with a sense of solidarity and working together. i was fortunate to have a counterpart on drafting the legislation. we were able to put together a ill. hank paulson sent me a 2.5 page bill that said give me $700 billion and no court or regulator could intervene. the country erupted when that became public information. we were operating in that environment. we were trying to come up with wrapping around ideas such as the votes. a greater sense of security about what we were about to do. we went through it. 40 days before the national election, we passed in the senate 75-24. ted ken
midway through the meeting and said the following -- unless you act, speaking to the speaker and john boehner as well as harry reid and mitch mcconnell -- unless you act in a matter of days, the financial system of this country and a good part of the world will melt down. that is the chairman of the federal reserve of the united states saying to the leadership of the congress about the significance of the moment and the importance the act. the oxygen left the room. in may of been just a few...
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i want to go further in recognizing senator dean heller n calling speaker boehner just recently to ask him what it would take to bring up a clean vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits. because this is not a partisan issue. at least it shouldn't be. helping two million americans who rely on unemployment insurance as a bridge while they search for work is basic fundamental and should be supported by members on both sides of the aisle. extending the emergency unemployment compensation program through the -- through may and restoring the financial bridge to nearly 2.8 million americans. these are our neighbors. they are people that we know. now, the democratic caucus in the house comes to the floor today with a unified voice to respectfully ask the speaker of this house for a vote. we have heard the calls from our constituents and they cannot wait another day for the republican leadership to continue to play political games. my colleague, representative sanchez, just said it's been 17 weeks since she's unemployment insurance benefits have expired. for each week that's $300 on a
i want to go further in recognizing senator dean heller n calling speaker boehner just recently to ask him what it would take to bring up a clean vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits. because this is not a partisan issue. at least it shouldn't be. helping two million americans who rely on unemployment insurance as a bridge while they search for work is basic fundamental and should be supported by members on both sides of the aisle. extending the emergency unemployment compensation...
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but then we got the majority ack, and for all the disagreements i had with the speaker, speaker boehner agreed that if paul ryan passed zero baseline budget, ending the automatic increases out of committee, then he would bring it to the floor. well, then it meant we had to right guy marshalling this bill. some tweaking was done and i will be forever grateful to my friend, rob woodall, who is brilliant as his predecessor, dear friend, john linder, and he took this bill and he marshalled it through. he kept his word and i will be forever grateful for that. it came to the floor. and the senate wouldn't take it up. for those that want to talk about the children, i'm not hearing a lot of that talk today. because when i talk to college students, high school students, junior high students, they're wondering why they're going to have to pay the debts that we were not responsible enough to pay ourselves. there's not a good answer. it is absolutely immoralable. it's neglect. to say one generation like ours is so much more important that e have to spend future generations' money. and yes, if there
but then we got the majority ack, and for all the disagreements i had with the speaker, speaker boehner agreed that if paul ryan passed zero baseline budget, ending the automatic increases out of committee, then he would bring it to the floor. well, then it meant we had to right guy marshalling this bill. some tweaking was done and i will be forever grateful to my friend, rob woodall, who is brilliant as his predecessor, dear friend, john linder, and he took this bill and he marshalled it...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. bless abundantly the members of this people's house as they return from a long recess. when millions of americans remembered who they were as men and women of faith. their prayers must certainly include hope that our nation's ongoing challenges might be met with wisdom and solutions forged by all those who represent them. during this season of new growth, may your redemptive power help those that have been elected by their fellow citizens to see new ways to productive service, fresh approaches to understanding each other, especially those across the aisle, and renewed commitment to solving the problems facing our nation. may they and may we all be transformed by your grace and better reflect a sense of wonder, even joy, at the opportunities to serve that are ever before us. may all that is done this day be for your gr
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. bless abundantly the members of this people's house as they return from a long recess. when millions of americans remembered who they were as men and women of faith. their prayers must certainly include hope that our nation's ongoing challenges might be met with wisdom and...
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john boehner is from our state. one of these emigrants could be the next one that takes over cancer research and takes over the whole country and makes it secure. you republicans better get together with the democrats because this is what this country is founded on. we are founded on immigrants. this is how our country was founded. perhaps more correctly, we were founded on legal immigration. wheat want to make your that those who come through the front door have the means to immigrate into our country and reach their dreams. they have been a huge part of our culture in the world. case, the president i think missed the vote because house republicans had passed legislation to allow more foreign-born students who are graduating in science and technology and math degrees to be able to stay in the united states and contribute to our economy. the president threatened to to be towed that. ag workers.eamlines the president threatened to veto that as well. justthe president says pass a bill, he is really saying just passed
john boehner is from our state. one of these emigrants could be the next one that takes over cancer research and takes over the whole country and makes it secure. you republicans better get together with the democrats because this is what this country is founded on. we are founded on immigrants. this is how our country was founded. perhaps more correctly, we were founded on legal immigration. wheat want to make your that those who come through the front door have the means to immigrate into our...
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speaker boehner is being a cooperative. we are going to get an up or down vote. he has taken it seriously. the commander-in-chief is asking for the house to take action and he is putting us on the floor. that suggests to me he will get a majority there. --re is a lot on our side the idea that isis can run rampant. one question that has not still been answered is, as a threat to the country, what is the threat of isis? whether issue for us going to war are putting america's money at stake is, what is the direct threat to the dei states -- the united states? host: theresa in illinois. democratic caller. caller: thank you for c-span. i have a question for our representative. my question is on the funding. i'm wondering -- i thought there is some sort of fund in the pentagon or the military bank. what is that all about? i do believe there should be a yes or no vote in the house, absolutely. saying a yes or no vote on this broader question of what the president is doing? campaign the military campaign and his.. should there be a yes or no vote on that now? -- expandin
speaker boehner is being a cooperative. we are going to get an up or down vote. he has taken it seriously. the commander-in-chief is asking for the house to take action and he is putting us on the floor. that suggests to me he will get a majority there. --re is a lot on our side the idea that isis can run rampant. one question that has not still been answered is, as a threat to the country, what is the threat of isis? whether issue for us going to war are putting america's money at stake is,...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as we meditate on all the blessings of life, we especially pray for the blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. we pray, especially, for the people of ukraine and venezuela, but know that you are aware of those worldwide who suffer from violent unrest. cover all with the balm of your healing and peace. may your special blessings be upon the members of this assembly and the important, sometimes difficult, work they do. give them wisdom and charity that they might work together for the common good. nd bless all peacemakers for their work. may your eternal spirit be with them and with us always. may all that is done this day in the people's house be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his ap
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as we meditate on all the blessings of life, we especially pray for the blessing of peace in our lives and in our world. we pray, especially, for the people of ukraine and venezuela, but know that you are aware of those worldwide who suffer from violent unrest. cover all with...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip imited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. poe, for five minutes. mr. speaker, growing up darren andrews was known as one of the most selfless and patriotic kids in the neighborhood. not surprisingly, he joined the united states army to serve america. second lieutenant darryn andrews was the platoon leader for third platoon, blackfoot company, first battalion, 501st infantry airborne in afghanistan. on september 4, 2009, second lieutenant andrews' platoon was on a mission and was traveling along a road in afghanistan when an
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour ebate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip imited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond...
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i am very grateful that house speaker john boehner picked a proven prosecutor for the job. congressman gowdy of south carolina is most capable of forcing the administration to reveal the truth. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. the buddha once said that there are three things that cannot be hidden long. the sun, the moon and the truth. it's been 18 months since the attack in benghazi and this piece of proverbial wisdom has again proved prescient. evidence is mounting that the obama administration -- mounting that the obama administration manipulated truth of what happened on september 11, 2012. when our ambassador and three other americans were killed in what early reports indicated was a planned attack on the u.s. diplomatic facility
i am very grateful that house speaker john boehner picked a proven prosecutor for the job. congressman gowdy of south carolina is most capable of forcing the administration to reveal the truth. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker...
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i want to thank leader mccarthy and speaker boehner for allowing this to come to the floor. chairman mccaul and candice miller have been pivotal in working on this, and others like mr. o'rourke and ron barber. i appreciate again the nice, good, bipartisan support. and bicameral support. good work from senator tester. senator mccain who cares deeply about border patrol issues and certainly senator carper for making this a reality. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves his time. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia. ms. norton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for such time as she wishes to consume. ms. norton: i thank my good friend, mr. chaffetz, for not only coming forward to manage this bill, but i thank him of a he is the sponsor bipartisan bill very similar to e bill before us today, h.r. 3463. i rise in strong support of s. 1691, the border patrol pay agents reform act of 2014. a bipartisan bill sponsored by senators tester and mccain
i want to thank leader mccarthy and speaker boehner for allowing this to come to the floor. chairman mccaul and candice miller have been pivotal in working on this, and others like mr. o'rourke and ron barber. i appreciate again the nice, good, bipartisan support. and bicameral support. good work from senator tester. senator mccain who cares deeply about border patrol issues and certainly senator carper for making this a reality. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the...
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it would be such a good thing for the house of representatives, four speaker boehner and republican leaders eric cantor and kevin mccarthy to listen to the voices out in the country calling for immigration reform to my listen to the business leaders calling for it. leadersaw enforcement calling for. listen to the economists talking about the boone immigration gdp,m would provide to our to deficit reduction. listen to those who argue about how important it is to ensure that all of our employers across the country are playing by the same rules. listen to those and look in valley and elsewhere, who are enormously concerned about the need to keep talent that comes to the u.s., individuals who come and study here in fields like engineering and computer science, to let them stay here so they can build businesses here and the united states can continue to be the leader in these high-tech fields that are so valuable to our economic growth. there are so many great reasons to pass this. there are so may conservative reasons to pass this. and the president sincerely hopes that republicans in the house
it would be such a good thing for the house of representatives, four speaker boehner and republican leaders eric cantor and kevin mccarthy to listen to the voices out in the country calling for immigration reform to my listen to the business leaders calling for it. leadersaw enforcement calling for. listen to the economists talking about the boone immigration gdp,m would provide to our to deficit reduction. listen to those who argue about how important it is to ensure that all of our employers...
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there are 45 house republicans, as you know, have written to speaker boehner and in that, they said, quote, we respectfully urge you to schedule action on a multiyear extension. that would be at least two years. businesses with terrorism coverage are being told their coverage will end if congress fails to act, causing the sort of uncertainty that hurts economic growth. those are 45 of your members, your colleagues, of our colleagues, who have made the observation. i think they're right. i've said that just now. and i think therefore that for all the reasons they articulated that also indicate, mr. leader, that there are at least, therefore, in this congress, over 230 votes to pass a tria extension with a five-year window. i say that because every democrat will vote for a long-term tria extension, 45 of your members have written a letter clearly indicated they support that. that gets you well over 230 votes. i think a majority of your party would vote for that as well system of i think we probably would get close to 300 votes. but i would hope we would do that, because i think that's
there are 45 house republicans, as you know, have written to speaker boehner and in that, they said, quote, we respectfully urge you to schedule action on a multiyear extension. that would be at least two years. businesses with terrorism coverage are being told their coverage will end if congress fails to act, causing the sort of uncertainty that hurts economic growth. those are 45 of your members, your colleagues, of our colleagues, who have made the observation. i think they're right. i've...
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wrote to the president asking him to be mindful of a letter that i include in my remarks to speaker boehner. what i said is i respectfully call upon you to bring congress back into session so we can meet our constitutional responsibility to address the ongoing crisis in iraq. as you know, the situation there is becoming increasingly more complex and continues to defy easy resolutions. there's no doubt that the islamic state will continue to tare rise the people of iraq, -- terrorize the people of iraq, including the increase of refugees who may be driven from their homes. we must ask exercise, congress our constitutional responsibility. -- we must ask congress, exercise our constitutional responsibility. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. thompson: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: i recognize suicide prevention day which is recognized on september 10. suicide is a tragedy that touches more than us than you might realize. in addition
wrote to the president asking him to be mindful of a letter that i include in my remarks to speaker boehner. what i said is i respectfully call upon you to bring congress back into session so we can meet our constitutional responsibility to address the ongoing crisis in iraq. as you know, the situation there is becoming increasingly more complex and continues to defy easy resolutions. there's no doubt that the islamic state will continue to tare rise the people of iraq, -- terrorize the people...
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as we saw in the first vote whene they left town, and speaker boehner had to keep him here to finish the vote on the daca, they do not go along because they are buddies. they have their priorities and stick to them. host: callers waiting. baltimore, dorothy on the democrats line. caller: i wanted to talk -- i had other things to say but i have a few questions. one, about the keystone pipeline. is she talking about the keystone pipeline? will beo ideas how they making jobs, canada is not interested in making us jobs. anyway. the other thing i wanted to talk that, you all keep saying the republicans have all these jobs, nobody ever says what they are. if they had the jobs bill with infrastructure, if republicans and democrats could agree, why can't they agree on that? it would put millions of americans to work for real. why can't they agree on that? was the problem? host: let's go to billy house, the house is taking up this question. she mentioned infrastructure, that would seem like an area of common agreement. there there would be if were a lot of jobs bills regarding infrastructure.
as we saw in the first vote whene they left town, and speaker boehner had to keep him here to finish the vote on the daca, they do not go along because they are buddies. they have their priorities and stick to them. host: callers waiting. baltimore, dorothy on the democrats line. caller: i wanted to talk -- i had other things to say but i have a few questions. one, about the keystone pipeline. is she talking about the keystone pipeline? will beo ideas how they making jobs, canada is not...
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i close by asking speaker boehner to bring an emergency unemployment benefit extension benefit to the floor and in doing so not only help our economy but more importantly, millions of deserving and unemployed americans. mr. speaker, i yield back to the gentleman from las vegas. . mr. horsford: thank you. and i'd like to thank the gentlelady from new york. thank you for your hard work and for bringing your perspective to the need for extending the unemployment insurance benefits to the 1.3 million americans who, as of this week, have now lost receiving that benefit. this is the week that they would have otherwise received that unemployment insurance benefit in the mail. so this is real for some 1.3 million americans who are struggling this week to meet their obligations, to keep the lights on, to put food on the table, to pay the rent. this is the week and each week that congress fails to act, 72,000 americans, additional americans, lose their unemployment insurance benefits . one person every eight seconds, mr. speaker, loses their uninsurance benefits when congress fails to act. and
i close by asking speaker boehner to bring an emergency unemployment benefit extension benefit to the floor and in doing so not only help our economy but more importantly, millions of deserving and unemployed americans. mr. speaker, i yield back to the gentleman from las vegas. . mr. horsford: thank you. and i'd like to thank the gentlelady from new york. thank you for your hard work and for bringing your perspective to the need for extending the unemployment insurance benefits to the 1.3...
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john boehner has stalled that. the republicans are in charge. they can put a bill forward. i certainly hope we can come together.nd work i do not think this should poison the well. we can have everyone work together, and i hope we will see more of that. >> the representative duck werth vote -- duckworth vote via proxy, the family leave act -- can you respond to some of that? ones whoone of the said to congressman duckworth, don't come back. the universe will change for you when you have this baby. the rules are the same as the rules of the house, no proxy voting. it would require changing rules of the caucus, so they are different than the rules of the house. she understood that as well. it is really important to be here, to be in caucus. important to be on the floor. if i was going to fight, it would be to be on the floor. but the fact is that we don't know what is going on in the lives of many people. i think one of our members may be having an operation. you are going to establish a situation that will determine who has a note from the doctor that is valid? it is a place
john boehner has stalled that. the republicans are in charge. they can put a bill forward. i certainly hope we can come together.nd work i do not think this should poison the well. we can have everyone work together, and i hope we will see more of that. >> the representative duck werth vote -- duckworth vote via proxy, the family leave act -- can you respond to some of that? ones whoone of the said to congressman duckworth, don't come back. the universe will change for you when you have...